• Song:

    Down The Dolce Vita

  • Artist:

    Peter Gabriel

  • Album:

    Peter Gabriel 1: Car (R...

Down The Dolce Vita


Key: B-flat minor, Time: 4/4, Tempo: 118

Intro: {Sound effect, then enters the orchestra}

|Ab |Fm    Ebm  C# |Cm    Bbm  Fm |F#        |          |

|F#  Ab  C#   Bbm |Ebm     |Ab  C#  F#  Fm |3/4 F#  Ab  ||4/4

{Enters the band} (0:34-)
|4/4 Bbm  |      |      ||


Verse 1: (0:39-)

|Bbm          Ab     |         F#         |
    "Hey Mac, see you down the Dolce Vita!
|Bbm          Ab     |F# 
    "Get back,    we  don't have time
      |Bbm        Ab             |F#
Cos I hear we're sending off the heroes

Fm                 |F#/C# 
When the yera goes, out of the bay,
         |Ab/Eb                   |Bbm  |    |    ||
Trying to find a way, to make it a-live"


[Verse 2] (1:02-)

 "So long," said four men to their families
 "Be strong till we get back home
 And if not, take care of all the children

 Until then just hope and pray
 We're gonna find a way, to make it alive"


Chorus 1: {Enters the orchestra} (1:25-)

| Fm                   |5/4 Ebm  C#  Cm   Bbm  Fm |4/4
    "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 F#     |       |F#  Ab  C#  Bbm |
|Ebm    |Ab  C#  F#  Fm |2/4 F#  Ab  ||4/4

|4/4 Bbm  |      |      ||


[Verse 3] (1:47-)

 They shout and then we leave the harbour.
 In doubt, they're acting weird
 And the sea is whipping up a welcome

 If hell come we're all easy prey,
 Trying to find a way, to make it alive"


Chorus 2: (2:09-)

| Fm                   |5/4 Ebm  C#  Cm   Bbm  Fm |4/4
    "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 F#   |       |F#  Ab  C#  Bbm |
|Ebm    |Ab  C#  F#  Fm |F#  Ab    ||


Bridge: (2:26-)

|Ebm
     The captain's hand shook for
   |Fm                   |
the guys to get in place
|2/4 Ebm               |Fm         |     Dm    ||3/4
        He said, "Let's look behind your face".

{Instrumental} (2:33-)
|3/4 Gm     |       Eb  |F    Dm ||4/4 
|4/4 Eb    ||Gm   F  Dm |Eb      ||

{Enters drums}(2:43-)
|C#                |        |Eb         |          |
   With each corner covered,   they were all around
|D               |                |     |   |   |   ||
  Waiting for the midnight bell to sound...

{Enters percussions}(3:05-)
|6/8 N.C./Ab | (x 12 bars)

{Enters lead guitar}(3:23-)
|3/4 Bbm  |      |Ab     |       |4/4 F#         |3/4
|3/4 Bbm  |      |2/4 Ab |3/4 Gb |5/4            |3/4
|3/4 Bbm  |      |2/4 Ab |3/4 F# |5/4    Fm  Ebm||4/4

{A tempo}
|4/4 F#   |Ab    ||Bbm   |      |      ||


[Verse 4] (3:57-)

 "Out of sight," cried Aeron through his glasses
 "Don't fight" said Gorham's smile
 All the while, his hand was on my shoulder

       Fm                |F#/C#
 I was scared of being an easy prey,
          |Ab/Eb                   |3/4 Bbm   
 Trying to find a way, to make it a  -  live"


Coda: (4:14-)
 
          |4/4  Gb/Db
I won't be      easy prey 
         |Ab/Eb                  ||
trying to find a way to make it a-

|Bbm     | (x 12 bars & fade)
 live____
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